Andy Ballester
Need advice on 4plex first posable deal
I am looking to make first possible deal, I have been watching this 4plex for the past 6 mths, patiently waiting, Originally listed at 179000 three mths ago dropped to 169000, and just recently posted at 160000, p...
Brian Walters
The classic LLC question - but with a twist
We have all seen and read opinions on what people just starting in real estate investing should do in terms of creating a LLC to own and operate each property. Most of what I have read speaks to the opinions for youn...
Tiffany Hayden
I bid $17k over REO price and lost.
I just don't get it. I'm looking at REO's for a place to live in. I'm in MI and real estate isn't booming here. I found a REO that I really liked listed for $53,200. This is a Homepath property so investors can't bid ...
Ben Williams
Polling on "Due on Sale" being enforced after transfer to LLC
Taking an informal Poll here on the "due on sale clause" enforcement. Wondering what people's experiences have been when purchasing a property secured by a loan under the individual's name, then shortly after transfer...
Ken Rishel
Anti Money Laundering – a Technical Explanation
From another client report (this one from 2012) - sans footnotes and references.All Americans are experiencing the expansionist wave of government control over all of our activities, and businesses are being increasin...
Ernesto Hernandez
Saving You Time Edition #3 - Real Estate Loopholes ($/Poor Dad)
Disclaimer - I type out the notes as I go, on my iPad. Grammar mistakes highly likely.Real Estate LoopholesWritten by Kennedy and SuttonPart One: Being Smart You need to learn to OPEN tax loopholes for yourself and CL...
Ken P.
18 apartments with units titled as condos
I am a SF investor looking for the first time at multi-family. The property in question is a block of 18 1BR condominiums currently being operated as apartments. They are part of a tranche of ~40 condominiums that t...
Avery Rustad
Should Universities Create a Real Estate Investing Degree?
My thesis statement goes as follows: The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage o...
David Robertson
Worth making an offer on a Hud home well below asking?
I found a HUD home listed at $88k that has been on the market for 90 days...it's first price drop was from $100k which is the 'As-is' value...it also had a pending contract that fell through in the last week...
Compa...
Simon A.
Weird Strategy for High Income individuals
Hi guys,I would like to ask about your opinions and views about the following strategy.Let us assume that I am a high income individual with full time job and I want to invest in Manhattan where prices are just ridicu...